I remember one argument with a Repug over this. His response was the REAL meaning was lost over time and what God really meant was "Thou Shall Not Murder".

My Moses impression:

"Well God just gave me these new commandments for you guys to obey. Now this one is real important people, so listen up! It says Thou Shalt Not Ki- Hey wait a minute. Is that a golden calf??? DIIIEEE heathens!!!!!!"

it DOES mean murder in the hebrew text...it is also in relation to humans and not animals and plants or any other living thing...but you can be as snarky as you like with your lack of information...because if it just said "Thou Shall Not Kill" you would be in deep shit if you had a burger in the last few years...or heck, even if you just took a breath your immune system will squash some bacteria and you sure as hell are killing those...OMG...what now??? </sarcasm>

they don't give a rip about "life". They don't even give a rip about children. If they did, they might want to tackle pro-family issues such as accessible birth control, health care for families, controlling pollution (to prevent birth defects and miscarriage), to name just a few. But no, MOST of them take the opposite side on those issues.

It appears to me that pregnancy is seen as a consequence, a sentence to be served for having sex. It's like 'you were a slut, and you shouldn't get away with being immoral'.

Never mind that under the doctrine of original sin there is no such thing as innocent human life. According to right wing Christians, human life is innocent, at least until the child comes out of the womb.

On the other hand, all Muslims are swarmy terrorists who go to the wrong church and are therefore damned. They deserve to die.

Fetuses are easy to defend. They are unseen and unheard and their mommies do all the work.

Actual living, breathing, already-birthed humans aren't as mystical and "innocent" as the zygote.

REpukes can look an Iraqi baby in the eye and blow him away with no qualms. They can look at a poor baby in New Orleans and claim "Gawd want to punish that baby so I don't have to help him." They can watch their friends and neighbors die from curable diseases all because they want the rich fuckers they elected to get richer.

The abortion issue has nothing to do with any sanctity of life in their eyes. The issue is only a way to make them seem like "Champions for the Innocent" when they are in fact all sons and daughters of the devil.

Coupled with a healthy does of Puritan sexual oppression and a lack of critical thinking skills ...which translates into, cannot think for themselves, which explains what is often referred to as the repug's "strict party discipline."

The average repug is highly susceptible to the coercion of "groupthink," and will vehemently follow party rhetoric, ideology and propaganda to a T because they're able to internalize the lies. Part of this tendency stems from natural, reasonable traits: wanting solidarity, but especially wanting solidarity within what is commonly perceived as "right," "moral," and "strong." So when you couple mental laziness with vast 24/7 propaganda, and a "way of life" that, in our country, at least regarding economics and domestic policy, promotes mindless consumerism and competition above all else, a low common denomenator is being exploited. Since it affects so many, it's easy for them to be whipped into a nationalistic fervor by their Corporate Masters.

Also, a crucial aspect in understanding the right wing movement is to have a grasp on psychology, and the dynamics of manipulating mass psychology. In those terms, the rightist movement is grounded in projection; to impute to others that which you are most guilty of yourself. And of course, never underestimate the power of denial - and that goes for many people in this country, not just the immoral fools who align themselves with the right.

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